This is a part of our ongoing series on the TLC Evolution of 2021. See our previous post here.
Are you looking for a way to reduce your impact on the environment, build resiliency in your supply chain, and sharpen your competitive edge?
Have you set sustainability targets, but aren’t sure how to take them from idea to innovation? Or maybe you are overwhelmed by concepts such as sustainability and circularity, and unsure how they fit into your business model?
We can help
Successful circular systems require strategic planning, and internal commitment. We are excited to offer you a unique crash course in strategic planning for circularity, at a fraction of the time commitment and cost.
Building Your Circular Strategy
This Fall, the Textile Lab for Circularity is hosting a four-part workshop to help BC textile and apparel organizations develop circular strategies for long term resilience. You and up to 20 likeminded peer organizations will gather for half-day virtual sessions between October and November. Together, we help you understand your current system, set your circular mission, and develop a custom plan for embedding circularity into your business model. Your team will leave with your own internal Circular Strategy, and the confidence to implement and communicate it internally and externally.
What you’ll get:
4 live virtual sessions via Zoom between October and November
17 hours of strategy instruction and coaching from expert facilitator Sara Blenkhorn
Networking and peer support with up to 20 likeminded peer organizations
10 hands-on exercises incorporating peer-to-peer review and feedback
6 assignments to activate learnings within your organization
A custom roadmap to embed circularity into your organization
Your TLC Program
Here is how you will build your circular strategy:
Workshop 1 - Understand the System (Half-day)
In Workshop 1 you see the larger industry context, tangibly relate it to your system and explore how your organization impacts others. Using the science-based Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD) we introduce you to core sustainability principles and explain the role of the circular economy to set the context for mapping your ideal circular system.
Workshop 2 - Set Your Vision, Lock Your Mission (Half-day)
After envisioning your ideal circular system, we help you develop a mission that can be embedded into your organization’s DNA. Once you know where you want to go, you will measure your baseline of where you are today, and begin to see the gap between the two.
Workshop 3 - Build your Roadmap (Half-day)
In this key session, we begin building your roadmap to get from your baseline to your ideal circular system - your Circular Strategy. Through a proven process called Backcasting, and setting SMART goals, you will identify tangible action steps for your team.
Workshop 4 - Embed and Implement (Half-day)
Once you have developed your roadmap, we help you develop a 2 year plan for actually taking action. We guide you through a process of prioritization, and aligning your internal operations with your new circular strategy, to embed it long term.
Starting at only $1800 (sliding scale based on organization size and revenue), this unique learning experience can’t be missed. We are committed to diversity and accessibility, and have a limited amount of needs-based grants available.